Laurence Overmire Quotes - Page 2

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• Life is inherently disturbing. That's why we've created the myths-to help us overcome, defend or deny, to transcend the grim reality of what here seems to be.

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  Reality, Overcoming, Helping

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• Americans think anything you do not get paid for is not worth doing. As a consequence, the things that don't get done are often the most worthwhile.

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  Thinking, Done, Worthwhile

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• Welcome to the figurative world of poetry where nothing is 'real,' but everything matters.

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  Real, World, Matter

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• God made in the image of Man is an imperfect master.

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  Fear, Power, Men

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• Poetry is the art of using language to transcend language.

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  Art, Poetry, Language

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• Life is a poem most people never read.

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  Reading, People, Life Is

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• Every child comes into this world as a gift to humanity.

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  Children, Humanity, World

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• The future is won or lost in the war of ideas.

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  War, Learning, Ideas

  Laurence Overmire, “Clarion”

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• Creativity is at the root of love and meaning in this life.

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  Creativity, Roots, This Life

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• Art is always, even at its most repulsive, an impassioned cry of love.

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  Art, Cry, Art Is

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• Prose pretends to be straightforward in its application to the truth, but truth itself is a dissembler. Poetry, much more honest, knows the deception can't be overcome.

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  Deception, Overcoming, Honest

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• Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth and, ultimately, wisdom.

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  Dark, Expression, Doors

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• There are some who dream their lives away, but end up doing nothing, and others who do their lives away, and end up never dreaming.

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  Dream, Doing Nothing, Ends

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